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JOHNNY ROBINSON: The Changing of the Tires

The car I drive now doesn’t even have a spare tire. Can you believe that? I was suitably enamored with the vehicle to buy it anyway, though. I guess...

FRED FIRST: Facing Forward. Facing Back.

Maybe it’s okay that I can’t go back twenty Januarys past, or ten as a...

BOB BROWN: “A Very Heavy Heart For The State of The World”

A neighbor sent the following email to all who reside in this part of Albemarle...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Hands Off Denmark!

President Trump has repeatedly called for the annexation of Greenland since 2019, recently appointing former...

BOB BROWN: FITNESS AND DEMENTIA

We focus today on the role of fitness in the prevention and management of dementia....

MIKE KEELER: 250 Years Ago Boston Was An Armed Camp

In the wake of the Tea Party, a new Royal Governor was appointed to take control of the town and enforce the Intolerable Acts...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: My Trip to Azerbaijan in Defense of Coal and American Fossil Fuel Innovation

As we approach the end of the year, multiple foreign summits gather and deliberate. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit took place in Peru, where...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: Thanksgiving

Households throughout the Ninth District, our greater commonwealth and the country are preparing for Thanksgiving. Discussions are occurring over the method of cooking the Thanksgiving...

MELINDA MYERS: Selection and Care of Living Holiday Trees

Dress up a potted dwarf spruce, Norfolk Island pine, lemon cypress or topiary Rosemary or lavender plant for the holidays and enjoy its beauty...

Shocking: The Biological Role of Static – And The Memory of Webs I Have Known

In former days I would have had rather much to say about this very interesting article on the role of static electricity in the...

RANDY HUFF: The Indispensable Attitude of Gratitude

I want to learn to be thankful and taste the surpassing joy of a grateful heart. The joy of Thanksgiving has been deep in my...